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June 7,2022 at 10:14PM UTC

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Good Afternoon! Quick question! How long after submitting resume and application does it typically take to hear back from a company ? If you don't hear back, do you tweak your resume and try again, if so how long after first application?

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IntentionGirl630054June 7,2022 at 10:47PM UTC
HR departments, like many departments are understaffed and overbusy. Your best bet, to extract your resume from the black hole of the application process would be to use your network. Check on LinkedIn whether you have a some connection into that company -- if so, email this connection and, with some added information in the email about your effort of 'homework' about the company. Mention why you think you are a possible employee asset that could help the company progress, and request your connection to ask HR if they could 'pull' your resume and send it to the hiring manager. If you don't have an immediate connection into the company, you will need to work your network to find a connection/request connecting to a connection in the company. Otherwise, I think resumes tend to evaporate after 6 months in the black hole, so if t has been 6 months, then you might try again... I'd work your network first -- there must be a reason you selected this company for your attention -- was it a product/service/attitude that struck you? Start an email conversation with that -- and see if you can elevate your HR connection, directly!
AnonymousJune 8,2022 at 12:01AM UTC
I think this varies widely from company to company and industry to industry. I previously applied for job in a January and got called in April for an interview. Another place I got an interview a week after I applied. So it varies. And I don't feel comfortable applying to the same job posting with a changed or different resume. I think it makes you look desperate, and if I were the hiring manager, I'd wonder if the person was tweaking the truth in order to game the system. But that's just me.
AnonymousJune 8,2022 at 8:49PM UTC
That's what I was afraid of! Unfortunately I hired a resume writing company, gave them the job posting and trusted their expertise. After I submitted the resume/application I found several free ATS ( didn't know they existed till I saw a post), ran the resume through and it scored abysmally! I believe 19% was the highest score.
Paulla Fetzek, MSEdJune 8,2022 at 1:02PM UTC
Sadly, companies still aren't obligated to send a "thanks but no thanks" communication. However, if you haven't heard from them in two weeks, I suggest reaching out.
If you don't hear from them after you reach out again, move on. Their not worth your talent or time.
All the best...